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SABC News and Current Affairs — Celebrating 70 years of India's Independence - the Pietermarizburg Railway Station will come alive with the colours of the Indian flag tomorrow (TUESDAY) evening. Saffron, white, green and blue will light up the the historic railway station where Mahatma Ghandi was evicted from a train for sitting in a "whites only" compartment. Chairman of the Pietermaritzburg Gand...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - AccidentalMuslims.com will be hosting their meeting in Durban on the 25th of August 2017. AccidentalMuslims.com is a movement that showcases muslim leaders in their field or career to inspire the youth to live with a purpose. The first-time gathering by the movement has been scheduled following the increase in what it calls "neg...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With the drug scourge worse than ever in many parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Chatsworth Anti-Drug Forum (ADF) prepares for its biggest ever "Schools Placard Demonstration" tomorrow. The annual event calls on learners of all ages to prepare a placard at home with the help of their family - denouncing drug use. This then creates th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Whale migration season is in full swing- and will likely continue until November on South Africa's coast. But this week the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board spent two hours freeing an eight metre whale from the shark nets in Umhlanga, north of Durban. Whale migration is a period when the whales swim away from the freezing Anta...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India has kicked off week-long celebrations worldwide to mark its independence 70 years ago. But political acrimony overshadowed Mahatma Gandhi's stirring call to the British to Quit India which inspired similar demands for freedom from colonial rule and apartheid in Asia and Africa. Our New Delhi Correspondent Rana Senn compiled this report...........

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A suspect, who allegedly broke into a home in uMhlanga, north of Durban, in the early hours of yesterday morning, has been shot in the leg by an occupant of the home who was awoken by sounds in the house. It is believed that a second suspect tried to carry the injured suspect over the fence but was unable to lift him up over the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - Durban-based IT solutions company Wisolve is back on the development trail, with the announcement of their brand new "Maintain App". The mobile application - set to be released towards the latter part of the year - will allow those who live in residential buildings to report issues regarding maintenance to landlords or managem...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - President Jacob Zuma may have survived another Motion Of No-Confidence: but more ANC members siding with the opposition has weakened him another notch. That's the view of political analyst Imraan Buccus. One hundred-and-98 MP's voted against the DA's motion, while 177 MPs voted in favour. Opposition parties have 151 MP's...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Anglican Bishop Rubin Phillips has warned supporters of a vote of no confidence in president Jacob Zuma, that a lot of work lies ahead to heal South Africa. Phillips told supporters of civil society organisation the Active Citizens Movement in Durban last night (monday night) that people will have to take hands and work together at grassroots level to heal the shatt...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - As judgement day is upon President Jacob Zuma, civil society groups are calling on South Africans to make their voices heard. Future South Africa, a coalition of civil society organisations has gained significant support for their National Day of No Confidence, and are encouraging businesses, workers and all South Africans to...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Police are investigating the possibility that prominent Pretoria businessman, Omar Carrim, might have been kidnapped. However, they have denied that his case is linked to that of two other cases in which elderly Indian-origin men have disappeared in June. Seventy three-year-old Carrim is the owner of Home Hyper Store in the Pret...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, hafsa Mkhize - So...You finally have that summer body that you've been working hard for but, you're still afraid to wear clothes that compliment your new look?.. Well, you may have what weight-loss expert Dr Naseeba Kathrada terms "FAT Brain Syndrome". Dr Kathradra - better known as - Dr Kats says permanent loss of body fat is impossible witho...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Durban High Court has adjourned the Baby Jamie murder trial to November for further evidence. The State was expected to introduce a new witness, a specialist psychiatrist who had observed murder accused Patricia Ishwarlall in 2015 at the Fort Napier Hospital. Ishwarlall and her mother, Salatchee Basanich, are alleged to have murdered the three-year-old child at...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The Chatsworth Community Policing Forum (CPF) took home an award for the best Community Policing Forum in KZN at the Annual Provincial Commissioners Excellence Award in Durban. The annual award honours members of the South African Police Service for their outstanding performance in the various fields of policing. This is the seco...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - From serving as a judge in the South African High Court, to being elected by the United Nations General Assembly as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and occuping the highest position propogating Human Rights in World, Judge Navanetham Pillay is certainly one of South Africa's greatest heroes. In th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Africa's largest disaster relief organisation - The Gift of the Givers - is reflecting on twenty-five years of service today. In this time the South African based organisation has travelled to over forty-three countries and delivered over 2 billion rand worth of aid. Their work ranges from disaster response to food, health and water initiatives and medical support a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Matthew Veeran - Southlands Secondary at Chatsworth, south of Durban will host it's inaugural "Indigenous Games" tournament tomorrow. The brainchild of Newsbreak's arts and culture vulture - Guru Sadha Munien, the tournament will see boys and girls of all grades compete in classic games of yesteryear, such as "Gooli Ganda" and "Hopscotch". 18...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Decisive action and greater collaboration are essential to address the abuse suffered by users of illicit drugs. That's according to Rudolph Basson - from the TB/HIV Care Association. He was speaking as "The Step Up 2017 Human Rights Violations Report" launched as part of South African Drug Policy Week yesterday. Basson sa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - If all 774 million people in India waiting for household toilets were made to stand in a line, the queue would stretch from earth to the moon and beyond. That's the startling findings of a 2015 study titled 'It's No Joke - State of the World's Toilets' by WaterAid. A new Bollywood film - "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" is challeng...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Police are investigating yet another discovery of a decomposed foetus, floating in a stream near the Phoenix highway, north of Durban. The foetus was discovered by Durban Solid Waste (DSW) workers in the area. It's alleged that the foetus had been floating in the stream for more than a week. Chairperson of the Phoenix Crisis Cen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Senior Producer - Today on Newsbreak we salute a Legend of Culture - Professor Suria Govender is a celebrated woman in both art and academia. Her dance company created waves when she choreographed a fusion of classical Indian dance and traditional Zulu music, at the inauguration of the late former President Nelson Mandela in 1994. The performance, while...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Police in KwaZulu-Natal have warned homeowners to be vigilant after an increase in robberies by bogus workmen. It's alleged that these criminals are travelling in groups of five and pretending to be either municipal or Telkom employees. Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane says if these suspects approach you, demand to see their wo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A civil society organisation formed by veteran struggle activists in 2015 to hold government accountable, when allegations of state capture and the abuse of state power mounted, has met with Durban North residents, as part of efforts to extend their structures in KwaZulu-Natal. The aim of the Active Citizens Movement is to promote an active citizenry, tackle problem...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Durban High Court Judge Mohini Moodley has ruled that the media can name the accused and the murdered Chatsworth toddler in the Baby X murder trial. The names of the child- Baby Jamie- and the accused- her mother Patricia Kershnee Ishwarlall and maternal grandmother Salatchie Basanich- have been withheld in media reports to protect the identities of Baby Jamie's sib...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Senior Producer - The murder case of 35-year-old Philendran Naidoo has been postponed to the 5th of September in the Durban Magistrate Court. One accused appeared in court yesterday, however the bail was extended as investigations are currently underway. It is believed that Naidoo was stabbed with a fork after an altercation at a braai in Avoca, north o...